The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-07-29
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


Webster's spelling-book has had 4
circulation Of over 10000, 600 copies.
Mrs. Ellen Wood, the authoress.
left personal estate to the value Of
f36. 900. In her case novel writing
paid.
Audubon's original and finely
hand colored illustrated work sold in
folio at one thousand dollars a volume,
and is now rare and valuable.
james Robinson, the champion
bareback rider of the world, IS now
81 years of age. He remarks that in
a year or two he proposes to electrify
Europe with new feat of horseman-
ship. as he first did in 1857.
"A fresh manuscript of the .'Imita-
ton of Christ has been found in the
Cologne City Library. It is Low
German translation in verse the old
est translation of the book yet known,
and gives the date 1884 as the origin of
the Limitation. =
Louis XIV, travelling, met priest
riding in great haste, Ordering him
to stop, the King excitedly inquired:
Whence? whittier? for what?n He
answered: Burgess - Paris IA bene-
tice.'' You shall have it, said the
monarch, delighted with his concise
ness.
The late Mr.. w. ID. Alexander has
left sum of 10000 to be distributed
amongst the following London charities
in the aforementioned proportions, viz !:
London City Mission, 100000; Disabled
Fund of the London City Mission, f20,-
600; British and Foreign Bible Society,
100000; Religious Tract Society, f10,-
900, and London Missionary Society
Pension Fund, 100000.
Arthur Bacon, one of the proprie-
tors of the Ship Hotel, Brighton, Eng,
whose death is announced, was the
very double of Dickens major Bag
Stock Many remember his double
breasted blue frock coat with its in
variable buttonhole bouquet; but his
voice, unlike joey BIS hoarse chuckle,
twas futy treble, earning for him
the sobriquet of "Squeaky Bacon"
General Sherman told the cadets
at West Point that advice is the cheap
est thing going, and that there was
something of the humorous in seeing
sixty-four young men about to enter
life thinking that they knew all things.
But there are many lessons taught
here of which the world hears nothing.
Erect! Silencer-these are the les
sons that are never taught in our uni
versities. ''-Harper's Weekly
In Paris, Oxford County, Me-, is a
copy of the will of Artemus Ward.
Paris is the birthplace of Hannibal
Hamlin. Artemus Ward was COM
position on the county paper, the Oxford
Observer. His will directed that his
body be buried at Waterford, about
ten miles from Paris. After making a
few requests he gave the balance of
his property to found home for worn
out printers, Horace Greeley to be- sole
trustee. As there was no balance the
home was never established.
Charles II. ssSed Bishop Sitting
fleet how it happened that he preached
in general without notes, but always
read the sermons he delivered before
the court. The Bishop replied that the
awe of seeing before him SO great and
wise Prince made him afraid to trust
himself. "But will your Majesty"
continued he, 'pernit me to ask you a
question? Why do you read your
speeches to Parliament?n ''Why, doc
tor, I'll tell you very candidly. have
asked them SO often for money that
I'm ashamed to look them in the face. :"
--Drake's Travellers MAGAZINE.